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Old 07-27-2003, 03:04 AM
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Take off the bed thats gotta be a lot of weight

If you can hook up, why not do it once


Also you can take off your rear bumper, but that will hurt traction, i guess it depends on your setup
Old 07-27-2003, 09:48 AM
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Dude, I put a roll pan on my truck which eliminated the rear spare, and the bumper, I weighed everything, and this dropped 72lbs off my rear end. Now I run about .1 second slower in the quarter on average, cause my tires spin more. I dropped my pressure from 35lbs to 30lbs to get the tire to sit flat on the ground and get all the tread to make contact, but still it wants to spin badly now. Also I started getting wheel hop, and I can feel the stock locker does not catch for a second or two. So be carefull where you pull the weight off. I am going to put a toneau cover on the back, and that should put about 65lbs back on the tires. But now traction bars are a must for me!
Old 07-27-2003, 11:54 AM
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i figured i'd get a roll pan just for going to the track and take the spare out as well. the stock shocks weighed a big more than the new ones but not enough to make a difference.
Old 07-27-2003, 04:42 PM
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Removing the sway bar will give you no more front end lift that you are already getting.
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Haven't called in a while but there it is.It does limit travel side to side,but with a set of ET streets or slicks-pull it and find out!Been there done that.
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I agree
Old 07-28-2003, 05:12 PM
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Default Re: weight reduction!!!

Windshild washer tank. empty it. its free, all you have to do is push the button and take afew lbs off the front.

all weight reduction should be taken off the front.
Old 07-28-2003, 05:18 PM
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the windshield washer tank is worth 7# from what i've heard...i'm gonna take that out for good soon. how hard is it to take off the front swaybar? about how long does it take?
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